http://www.1001inventions.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.viewSection&intSectionID=309
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/how-islamic-inventors-changed-the-world-469452.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2006/03/09/1001_muslim_inventions_event_feature.shtml
and make sure you watch the 7 part series of WHAT THE ANCIENT DID FOR US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuetP4g5Cs